SOC 25-4013 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Museum Technicians and Conservators Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for museum technicians and conservators in Miami, Florida is $56,550 a year ($27.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,460: half of the 90 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($57,410).

$56,550average per year

$27.19 / hourMedian $53,460Take-home ≈ $47,618

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Museum Technicians and Conservators pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,110 or more. The middle half of museum technicians and conservators in Miami earn between $45,580 and $61,350.

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,550$4,712$27.19
Median$53,460$4,455$25.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,580$3,798$21.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,350$5,112$29.50

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Museum Technicians and Conservators pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Museum technicians and conservators in Miami earn about the same as the Florida average ($56,000) and about the same as the U.S. average ($57,410). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $51,440.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$56,550$53,460$42,350$75,11090
Florida$56,000$53,460$38,710$80,860250
United States$57,410$51,440$33,780$87,53012,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Museum Technicians and Conservators salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $56,550, a single filer in Miami takes home about $47,618 a year, or $3,968 a month and $1,831 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for museum technicians and conservators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $56,550 buys what about $49,538 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Museum Technicians and Conservators salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for museum technicians and conservators

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,630).

Museum Technicians and Conservators salary by city

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Museum Technicians and Conservators salary in Miami: questions

How much do museum technicians and conservators make an hour in Miami?

$27.19 an hour on average, and $25.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level museum technicians and conservators salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the museum technicians and conservators take-home pay in Miami?

About $47,618 a year ($3,968 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,550. Florida has no state income tax.

Do museum technicians and conservators earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($57,410).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-4013; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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